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TIL that Banksy went into record stores across the UK and swapped out CDs of Paris Hilton’s debut album for his own doctored versions

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4knKo TIL Vin Diesel’s real name is Mark Sinclair
vPP0R TIL that the Buddhist 8-fold path is actually the 9-fold path but the last path is a choice between 2 paths. Kalachakra, the belief that all of time exists within your body, and Samadhi the belief that multiple people can work together under one single solar mind. Buddha was absorbed by both.
pPGe TIL that Woody Allen is both claustrophobic and agoraphobic, meaning he is afraid of both open and closed spaces.
NXbj6 TIL: the Barbie doll is based on a German doll named Lilly that was based on a cartoon in a tabloid and initially sold to adults. Barbie and Ken were named after the children of Mattel's founders.
49pX TIL when “Star Wars: Holiday Special” writer Vilanch warned Lucas about building a story around characters who don’t speak, he was met with a “glacial” look. With Lucas’s attention elsewhere, the show became an abomination and he would later regret not exercising a tighter grip over the production.